Even in its incomplete form (the final volume is still in preparation), the Commentary on the Amores of Ovid has become a scholarly standard. The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable and original, and take careful account of relevant modern discussions. The commentary is full of meticulous detail. McKeown's Ovid retains his lightness of touch, however, and poet and commentator share an interest in the wit arising from situation and word-play.

This is the third volume of the commentary on the Amores of Ovid. Volume I of this four volume set was published in 1987 (ISBN 0905205693), Volume II in 1989 (ISBN 0905205715). Volume IV is still in preparation.

(From Introduction to Commentary on 2.4, p.64-5.) In 2.22A, Propertius declares sorrowfully that he has become promiscuous because of an irrational flaw in his nature. Ovid likewise professes that he is attracted to all kinds of women, denouncing his helpless promiscuity in much the same terms as does Propertius (2 uitiis ... meis, Prop. 17 uitium). Propertius views his plight as painful (2 multa ... mala) and disastrous (4 exitio ... meo), no more rational than the self-inflicted wounds of the devotees of the Magna Mater (15f.). In sharp contrast, Ovid's tone is light. It is difficult to view seriously sufferings declared with such panache as in 5f.: odi, nec possum, cupiens, non esse quod odi:/ heu quam, quae studeas ponere, ferre graue est! Moreover, uror (12) is the only other reference to the pain which love inflicts, the emphasis being otherwise largely on pleasure; note, for example, the frequency of placere (17, 18, 20, 29, 43, 46), also grata ... uenus (40). Perhaps, however, it is most especially the sheer length and comprehensiveness of the catalogue which ensures that we do not mistake Ovid for a soul in torment. Propertius devotes only a few lines (5-10; the length and content of the lacuna after 10 is, however, indeterminable) to illustrating the point that he is mollis in omnis (13): Ovid specifies no fewer than twenty-three types of attractive girls.

Descrizione libro Francis Cairns Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, 1998. Hardback. Condizione libro: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. Even in its incomplete form (the final volume is still in preparation), the Commentary on the Amores of Ovid has become a scholarly standard. The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable and original, and take careful account of relevant modern discussions. The commentary is full of meticulous detail. McKeown s Ovid retains his lightness of touch, however, and poet and commentator share an interest in the wit arising from situation and word-play. Codice libro della libreria AAJ9780905205922

Descrizione libro Francis Cairns Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, 1998. Hardback. Condizione libro: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. Even in its incomplete form (the final volume is still in preparation), the Commentary on the Amores of Ovid has become a scholarly standard. The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable and original, and take careful account of relevant modern discussions. The commentary is full of meticulous detail. McKeown s Ovid retains his lightness of touch, however, and poet and commentator share an interest in the wit arising from situation and word-play. Codice libro della libreria AAJ9780905205922

Descrizione libro Francis Cairns Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, 1998. Hardback. Condizione libro: New. Language: English . This book usually ship within 10-15 business days and we will endeavor to dispatch orders quicker than this where possible. Brand New Book. Even in its incomplete form (the final volume is still in preparation), the Commentary on the Amores of Ovid has become a scholarly standard. The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable and original, and take careful account of relevant modern discussions. The commentary is full of meticulous detail. McKeown s Ovid retains his lightness of touch, however, and poet and commentator share an interest in the wit arising from situation and word-play. Codice libro della libreria BTE9780905205922